ILX running running thread

ha isn't that basically the same question I asked you the other night about the 5K?

i didn't go running yesterday and i feel yucky about it today. tomorrow is my first saturday morning free in FOREVER, so i'm going to do it then. still, i wish i could have gone and had an EXTRA run tomorrow. oh well.

It is the same question! I guess I should be able to answer it myself. My biggest fear is that I'm going to hurt myself in these two weeks where I can't run it. My other big fear is that I'm going to get a horrible pain while running it and not be able to finish it.

I also have a "The Stick" now.

Nice! I love these things. Really great for working out a knotty/sore quad or calf.

Should I try and knock out at least one 10 mile run before the race?

Absolutely not. That's a great way to risk injury. I'd do a couple 2-3 mile test runs, slowly, and then go up to *maybe* 6 miles or so before the race. Again, key word: slowly. Don't worry about pace, just get back on yr feet.

My biggest fear is that I'm going to hurt myself in these two weeks where I can't run it. My other big fear is that I'm going to get a horrible pain while running it and not be able to finish it.

Two great reasons to take it really easy before the race. Do some short runs, maybe 5 or 6 miles tops the weekend before, and keep your pace in check. Better to arrive at the starting line a bit undertrained than potentially injured.

I like the way you think.

Did my first 10k earlier this afternoon. Finished in 49:50 by the clock but there was a big disorganised crowd at the start so I'm knocking another 20 secs off in my head. Really pleased with that, 5 mins per km was my fastest time in training and I'd never done the full distance before.

Considering signing up for a 10-mile in August but think I'm gonna let the adrenaline wear off just a little bit before making any rash decisions!

nice! i'm getting ready to do my first 10k coming up in june. it's the GWB run, so i'm super hyped to be doing it.

doing my first 5K next weekend. I ran a test 5K last night, did it in about 35 minutes which I know isn't super-impressive but I was happy with it because I was expecting to be closer to 40 minutes given my pace in recent runs.

thinking about doing a 10k next month. as my first actual run with other people type event. will be amazed if it happens in under an hour.

lol I was wondering why you were so hyped about doing the George W. Bush run until I googled it! looks awesome. not only was this my first 10k, it was also my first race of any distance (since school sports days anyway), and the whole race-day thing really gives you a speed-boost.

xp go for it! lol i'm definitely feeling the buzz. gonna go have a beer now...

keep seeing deer in the woods by my house which makes me scared to run on the trails because i'm afraid a deer is gonna chase me or something.

I don't think that's what deer do. At all.

Up at 4am today. About to drive 1-1/2 hours to a 30k/18.6 mile race...!

yeah deer are really afraid of people! i got new shoes and a new watch this week

yeah deer are nothing to worry about, there are loads where I run but it's a bonus if you actually get to see one.

i know it is silly. i think i am still paranoid after the elk warning signs when i was out on the olympic peninsula. they said elk had been charging people. deer are just little elk, right?

i got new shoes and a new watch this week

Which?

After not running for a week, I tried today and had to stop after one mile because of knee pain.

Back to the sidelines, then.

Have you ever tried pool/water running? I've used it for rehabilitative purposes and it's great. You basically put on a flotation belt around your waist and then "run" in the water, back and forth in the lap swimming lanes. It basically works the same muscles as land running, but with zero impact. Great for injury rehab.

http://www.aquaticnet.com/GRAPHICS/AquaJogger/underwaterbelt.jpg

On the downside... it's not really the sexiest of sports, is it?

haha one time my husband and i had a pool running race in a hotel pool and it was really hilarious and fun. needless to say, i didn't win, but it was because i was laughing so hard.

I'm not real big on getting in water.

I'm calling my doc tomorrow to see if I should go ahead and prepare myself to be disappointed about my upcoming 10 mile race. I'd rather sacrifice it then not be able to start marathon training in the beginning of June.

i've been getting back into running over the last few weeks. my preferred routine is to warm-up walk half a mile through the park across the street, to another street where, from that point headed due south, exactly seven irregularly shaped blocks makes one mile exactly. i run down and back and then walk home. running a straight mile like that got me wondering though - would somebody run a mile faster on a perfectly straight track or a traditional 4x oval track? seems like there might be a psychological advantage to the oval track, for the purposes of pacing or whatnot, but there's probably also some physical principle that says you're wasting unnecessary energy by constantly turning left?

ran in woods. no deer attacks.

running in woods sounds so appealing, pleasantly scary

i was never scared until i saw those deer the other day! now it gives a little adrenaline boost, which i suppose is a good thing! nb i am also petrified of poison ivy but i'm starting to wonder if i'm immune because i've never gotten it and i'm pretty sure i've run through it many, many times.

really struggling to get past 13.5k, with the 1/2 marathon 5-6 weeks away starting to worry about finishing it. :(

xp a pug jumped out at me today, i thought of enbb but not quickly enough to avoid aiming a kick at the little shit tbh.

eh that doesn't tie in naturally with deer or anything, btw, but it did give me an adrenaline boost.

lol!

i did not lol, the pug did not lol, but i am glad someone got a lol out of the whole shameful episode.

The worst thing I have to dodge is doublewide strollers and rollerbladers.

a couple of weeks ago I had to leap over a rat after it suddenly ran out in front of me... that was pretty disgusting. most of the time I only see cute animals like squirrels and deer, which is much better.

my first 'long' run today. heh. not long by anybody else's standard, but i got 4.5 miles in 35 minutes. first significant pain, too. but went away with ice and compression (and a couple of tylenol).

impressive! not the pain, the time :)

Taken around mile 18.5, just a couple minutes from the finish line:

http://images20.brightroom.com/65001/65001-016-016f.jpg

how do you float like that?

By running the opposite of how I looked around 11-12 miles, my mental low point. Sucks leaving the start/finish aid station for another 9.5 mile loop, then getting a couple miles into it and being all, "whyyyyy did I start this second loop?!"

I have started the couch to 5k program. I have done it twice thus far. It's been tough, but fun and challenging! My sisters are doing it with me. It also made me realize that I haven't bought new fitness shoes in 5 years. I bought new ones yesterday.

Does anyone have one of those GPS tracking/fitness doohickeys? I would really just like a stopwatch on a wristwatch. Why is that so hard to find?

have you looked at target? they have lots of watches like that, but they're usually menz watches. i don't have one to recommend or anything, i've just seen them.

i got mine at target, timex ironman. my other one (also timex) just died but it's ok because i hated that one. don't get timex "marathon" with heart rate calculator, the timer is stupid and you have to watch it to do intervals.

I want a gps/hrm thingy! I love data!

yeah this one wasn't a monitor, you would hit the button and count to ten beats then hit it again. it was useful but i would rather have a better timer. i want a hr monitor someday.

my new phone doesn't have a stopwatch. this is like when atm's stopped giving out fivers

I don't ever recall atms giving out 5s! That sounds beautiful.

lol irish boom bust basically

do I do a half marathon in sept: y/n?

I reckon I could manage it and it'd be a good experience etc but I'm not sure I want to actively 'tain' for it; can you blag a 13 mile run on core fitness?

Yes, always yes.

Anyone can train for a half marathon in 12 weeks' time.

And you've got at least 15.